simile
Comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as
metaphor
A comparison of two unlike things that uses a form of "be" (is, was, were...)
onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
imagery
Descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the five senses
alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
pun
A play on words that are similar in sound but different in meaning
clich�
An overused expression
hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
oxymoron
two contradictory words joined together
idiom
a commonly used phrase or expression whose literal meaning is different from its figurative meaning
personification
giving human qualities to inanimate objects
Imagery
Description that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
simile example
the sun is as yellow as a lemon
idiom example
break a leg
metaphor example
the clouds are balls of cotton
alliteration example
Molly Miller makes many milkshakes.
onomatopoeia example
boom", "crack", and "buzz
hyperbole example
I am so hungry that I could eat a horse!
oxymoron example
tiny giant
personification example
my alarm clock yells at me
near rhyme
The sounds are almost but not exactly alike.
rhyme scheme
is the pattern of the rhymes in a poem.
rhyme
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
end rhyme
rhyme at the end of lines in a poem; the most common type of rhyme
internal rhyme
rhyme that occurs within a line rather than at the end
near rhyme example
song / young
internal rhyme example
I could spend hours walking amid the flowers.
poet
The author of the poem
speaker
the narrator of a poem
form
the structure of a poem
stanza
A group of lines in a poem - like a paragraph in poetry
line
like a sentence in a poem
couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Rhythm
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of sound.
free verse
poetry that does not rhyme
Symbolism
A device in poetry (or literature) where an object represents an idea.
Allusion
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
refrain
A line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem.
allusion example
Hi was dressed like G.I. Joe.
symbolism example
The color black represents death.
couplet example
This one has a little star
This one has a little car
rhyme example
cat/hat